- Taiwan nuclear plant re-opening vote fails as approval threshold missed Reuters
- Taiwan referendum on reopening last nuclear plant fails The Guardian
- Taiwan’s energy dependence is ‘Achilles heel’ amid immense threat by China Fox News
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Category: 4. World
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El Salvador schools enforce military-style haircut checks – DW – 08/23/2025
Public schools across El Salvador have started enforcing strict new discipline rules that mandate military-style haircuts, perfect uniforms, and respectful greetings for teachers.
Some teachers’ unions have lamented the measures as marking the…
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Trump’s Count of Wars He’s ‘Settled’ Remains a Matter of Dispute
Looking to bolster his legacy as a global peacemaker, Donald Trump has boasted often in recent days that he’s ended at least six wars. Critics of the president’s record say the truth is a lot more complicated.
Trump has made the assertion…
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Netanyahu remains unmoved by Israel’s lurch toward pariah status − but at home and abroad, Israelis are suffering the consequences
Israel’s conduct in Gaza increasingly risks turning the state into a pariah.
Whereas world leaders initially rallied around Israel after the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre by Hamas militants, the resulting destruction inside the Palestinian…
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China ready to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, German media reports
China has signalled to EU diplomats that it is prepared to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, German media outlet Welt reported, citing anonymous EU sources.
However, China is prepared to do so only “if the…
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Korea, Japan agree to form consultative body to address common challenges in summit
President Lee Jae Myung, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands after their joint press…
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Ghislaine Maxwell says Trump 'was never inappropriate with anybody.'
Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-partner in crime also told the US court that the much discussed client list does not exist.
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Do heatwaves, wildfires and travel costs signal the end of the holiday abroad? | Travel & leisure
It was a prediction nobody wanted to hear. On the main stage of the world’s biggest tourism fair, Stefan Gössling, a leading researcher in sustainable transport, had just calmly announced the looming death of the holiday industry.
“We have…
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